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NTSB accident investigation · British AC 1-11 · Baltimore, MD · August 15, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1973
Place
Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor, 39 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N136JBritish AC 1-11
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189758

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0040  73/8/15  NR.BALTIMORE,MD       BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N136J               PX-  0  1 38                            44, 12983 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1138 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT SIGN ON SINCE DEPT FM BOS.PAX SEATED NEAR WINDOW SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.BELTS CKD PREV.

Aircraft

Registration
N136J
Reported as
British AC 1-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.